Privacy Policy

valuespin, Inc. (herein after “valuespin”) values its users on the valuespin.com web site (herein after the "Web Site") and the services offered on it (herein after the "Services"). valuespin recognizes that users may be concerned about valuespin’s collection, use, and disclosure of users personally identifiable information (herein after "Personal Information") that may be collected when users use the Web Site and the valuespin Services.

Your privacy is very important to valuespin. Accordingly, valuespin has implemented this Privacy Policy to inform you, the user, of the information that valuespin collects from you, how valuespin collects this information, and what valuespin’s does with it after it is collected. By using the valuespin.com Web Site you are accepting the practices described in this policy.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact valuespin at: admin@valuespin.com.

Does valuespin.com Ever Make Changes to its Privacy Policy?

valuespin may make changes to the Privacy Policy from time to time. valuespin will notify you of any changes by sending you an email, Private Message, or posting a notice on the valuespin Web Site, after valuespin has made changes. If you receive notification of a change in valuespin Privacy Policy, you must review the new Privacy Policy carefully to make sure you understand valuespin practices and procedures before using the valuespin.com Website and any Services. 

What Types of Information Does valuespin.com Collect From Me?

Personal Information.

For each visitor to the valuespin Web Site, the valuespin Web server automatically recognizes only the consumer's domain name and IP address, but not the e-mail address (where possible).

valuespin collects the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with valuespin via e-mail, aggregate information on what pages consumers access or visit, user-specific information on what pages consumers access or visit, information volunteered by the consumer, such as survey information and/or site registrations.

Non-Personal Information.

valuespin also collects "non-personal" information from you, such as your browser type, the URL of the previous web site you visited, your ISP, operating system, and your IP Address. This information ("Non-Personal Information") cannot be easily used to personally identify you.

How and When Does valuespin.com Collect This Information?

Providing Information to valuespin.

valuespin collects Personal Information from you when you provide it to us. For example, when you register with the valuespin.com web site, valuespin may collect your username, email address, and other information that valuespin requests in the registration process, and any additional information that you provide on your profile page (e.g. contact information). If you sign up to receive an email notification, valuespin will collect your email address.

Communications With valuespin.

If you communicate with valuespin regarding the Web Site or the valuespin.com Services, valuespin’s will collect any information that you provide to valuespin in any such communication.

Analytic and Reporting Technologies.

Like the operators of most web sites, valuespin uses analytic and reporting technologies to record Non-Personal Information such as Internet domain and host names, Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser software and operating system types, clickstream patterns, and the dates and times that the Web Site and the valuespin Services are accessed.

How Does valuespin.com Use My Information?

valuespin uses Personal Information and Non-Personal Information primarily to improve the content of valuespin Web page, used to notify consumers about updates to the valuespin Web site, used by valuespin to contact consumers for marketing purposes, not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes.

When Will valuespin.com Disclose My Information to Third Parties?

Generally speaking, valuespin does not intentionally disclose your information to third parties without your consent. However, valuespin reserves the right to do so because it is necessary to the operation and continued growth of valuespin or to protect the rights of others. These instances are discussed below:

Disclosure to Successors.

valuespin may disclose your Personal Information to any successor-in-interest of valuespin, such as a company that acquires valuespin. In the event valuespin.com goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personally identifiable information will likely be among the assets transferred. You will be notified via email or by a notice on the valuespin Web Site of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.

Disclosure to Unaffiliated Third Parties.

valuespin may disclose your Personal Information to prevent an emergency, to protect or enforce our rights, to protect or enforce the rights of a third party, or as required or permitted by law (including, without limitation, to comply with a subpoena or court order). valuespin may disclose your information to a third party that alleges that you have infringed their intellectual property rights. Similarly, if you allege that a user allegedly infringed on your intellectual property rights, valuespin may disclose your information to that user.

Disclosure to Third-Party Service Providers.

valuespin may contract with various third parties who help valuespin provide and maintain the Web Site or the valuespin.com Services. valuespin cannot guarantee that such third parties will not disclose your Personal Information. Additionally, please keep in mind that whenever you give out personal information online --- for example, via message boards or chat --- that information can be collected and used by people you don't know. While valuespin.com Forums strives to protect your personal information and privacy, valuespin cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online; you make such disclosures at your own risk. However, if you violate the rules, valuespin.com Forums reserves the right to disclose any and all user activity to the public, third parties and or law enforcement agencies. With respect to Ad Servers: To try and bring you offers that are of interest to you, valuespin has relationships with other companies that allow other companies to place ads on the valuespin Web Site. As a result of your visit to valuespin.com site, ad server companies may collect information such as your domain type, your IP address and clickstream information.

What About Cookies?

A cookie is a message that is sent to your computer from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. With respect to cookies: valuespin does not set any cookies. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by valuespin.com only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Does valuespin.com Protect My Personal Information?

Personal Information.

Whenever valuespin obtains your Personal Information, valuespin uses commercially reasonable efforts to protect it from unauthorized access or disclosure. However, valuespin is not an insurer of the security of your Personal Information. Accordingly, valuespin assumes no liability for any disclosure of data due to errors in transmission, unauthorized third party access or other acts of third parties, or acts or omissions beyond valuespin reasonable control.

Web Site Content.

The content that you store, post, or transmit on or through the Web Site, such as message board postings, your profile page, and images you upload to the Web Site, may be accessed by other users, including people that you do not know. valuespin is not responsible for the actions of others. Therefore, you should use care in communicating with other users and only disclose your Personal Information to other users that you know to be trustworthy. You should not assume that your content will be kept private.

Security

The security of your personal information is important to valuespin. valuespin follows generally accepted industry standards to protect the Personal Information submitted to valuespin, both during transmission and once valuespin receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while valuespin strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, valuespin cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Does This Privacy Policy Apply When I Access Third Party Web Sites?

You may be able to access third-party web sites directly from the valuespin Web Site. This Privacy Policy does not apply when you access such web sites. valuespin cannot control how third parties may use Personal Information you disclose to them, so you should carefully review the privacy policy of any third-party web site you visit before using it or disclosing your Personal Information to its provider.

What About Children's Privacy?

Under Thirteen.

The valuespin Services are only for users ages 13 and older. Accordingly, valuespin will delete any information that valuespin knows originates from a child under the age of 13.

Thirteen to Seventeen.

valuespin insists that prospective users between the ages of 13 and 17 using the valuespin.com Services should be under their parents' or legal guardian's supervision while accessing the Web Site to ensure their privacy.

Effective Date: July 24, 2008